Name: Desulfomicrobium norvegicum Genthner et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nor.ve’gi.cum. N.L. neut. adj. norvegicum, pertaining to Norway, Norwegian

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-mi-KRO-bi-um nor-WE-gi-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 1741; NCIB 8310; NCIMB 8310; Norway 4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ277897 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Genthner BRS, Friedman SD, Devereux R. Reclassification of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Norway 4 as Desulfomicrobium norvegicum comb. nov. and confirmation of Desulfomicrobium escambiense (corrig., formerly "escambium") as a new species in the genus Desulfomicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:889-892. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "default: 1 Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No; strain DSM 1741 / NCIMB 8310: 1 Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 17 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 Status "comb. nov." given in the description is an error and has been corrected. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.
  • 🧍 Desulfomicrobium norvegicum is a new species, not a new combination as indicated in the paper by Genthner et al. 1997. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Parent taxon: Desulfomicrobium Rozanova et al. 1994

Assigned by: Genthner BRS, Friedman SD, Devereux R. Reclassification of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Norway 4 as Desulfomicrobium norvegicum comb. nov. and confirmation of Desulfomicrobium escambiense (corrig., formerly "escambium") as a new species in the genus Desulfomicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:889-892. 🇺🇸

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